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V
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L
ITE
HD
SATCOM6
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ANDBOOK
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SATCOM6 System Description
The SATCOM6 is a stainless steel, weatherproof enclosure designed specifically to be mounted near or by the antenna at teleports
and ground stations. The enclosure accepts up to six
ViaLiteHD
modules including all RF, digital and ancillary modules. The
enclosure can be fitted with dual power supplies, switch and splitter modules to enable full redundancy. The electrical and optical
interfaces are highly configurable. There is also space in the cabinet for ancillary components such as a multi-way splitter, duplexer,
high power bias-tees, fibre dressing and a fibre splice tray. The motherboard offers optional LNA/LNB power routing as well as
13/18/22V and 22kHz tone.
Key features:
Wall or pole mount
Dual power supplies
Integrated SNMP for remote monitor and control
LNB powering
Built in Ethernet switch (option with SNMP card)
The mainboard accepts up to six
ViaLiteHD
modules. Additionally two LNB units can be populated to the rear side of the
motherboard. Standard RX/TX
ViaLiteHD
modules units can be placed in any of the six slots, some ancillary
ViaLiteHD
modules
offer full functionality only if placed in particular slots.
Slot number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Connector reference
J12
J13
J14
J15
J16
J17
J18
J19
J25
J7
J8
Module Type
RF standard
x
x
x
x
x
x
RF + digital
x
x
RF - High power
x
x
x
x
x
x
Amplifier
x
x
x
x
x
x
Splitter
x
x
Switch
x
x
Serial Digital
x
x
Ethernet
x
x
x
x
x
x
PSU - LNB (13/18V)
x
x
SNMP
x
Summary Alarm
x
PSU main (12V)
x
PSU reserve (12V)
x
PSU LNA (3.3-48V)
x
Table 1 Motherboard slots population matrix
